Absent fathers, a concern in Namibia

Absent fathers, a concern in Namibia

https://youtu.be/N7Uqf4YS85I?si=mKisU2Nbu39cC-wX By Finna Kahili, via News on One Community and church leader Chinaville Vries has shared the negative impact of fatherlessness on families, stressing the crucial role fathers play in shaping children's identity and purpose. Vries was speaking during the One Economy Foundation's Be Free Campaign, which hosted a Men's Workshop on Friday in Windhoek. The dialogue aims to open discussion about matters that are important to men, creating a […]

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This is how tobacco damages our cells

file d qzfs. Shutterstock / Mr.Exen Guillermo López Lluch, Universidad Pablo de Olavide My father smoked a pipe for some time, and I vividly remember that sticky black substance – tar – which stuck to the device’s filter. Now imagine this stuff going into your lungs, and coating their walls. The picture is unpleasant, to say the least. With the countless studies available today on the effects of tobacco use, […]

February 14, 2024 14

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Stigma kills people with alcohol addiction

sirtravelalot/Shutterstock Ashwin Dhanda, University of Plymouth One of my patients, Emma (not her real name), recently told me that she didn’t seek help for her alcohol problem because she was ashamed. She said that she didn’t want to waste anyone’s time on a self-inflicted problem. She lived with it for years, hiding bottles of alcohol so her partner wouldn’t find out. Only when she turned yellow and vomited blood did […]

February 6, 2024 13

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Kush: what is this dangerous new west African drug that supposedly contains human bones?

DeanP/Shutterstock Michael Cole, Anglia Ruskin University A new drug called kush is wreaking havoc in west Africa, particularly in Sierra Leone where it is estimated to kill around a dozen people each week and hospitalise thousands. The drug, taken mostly by men aged 18 to 25, causes people to fall asleep while walking, to fall over, to bang their heads against hard surfaces and to walk into moving traffic. Kush […]

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